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Daniel Benjamin is Associate Professor of Decision Sciences at the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship at Nova Southeastern University. Dr. Benjamin researches how complexity influences judgment and decision-making, particularly how humans interact with model output and technology. He applies decision theory to solve problems in policy-relevant settings including geopolitical prediction, meta-research in social and biomedical sciences, perceptions of climate change, and expert judgment.
Dr. Benjamin’s background is in quantitative psychology with expertise in decision theory and behavioral methodology. He received his Ph.D. in 2015 in Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology from Fordham University. Prior to NSU, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Southern California in the Information Sciences Institute with a joint appointment in the Neely Center for Ethical Leadership and Decision Making and in the Biomedical Ethics Unit at McGill University.
Dr. Benjamin’s work has been supported by DAPRA, IARPA, NSF, CIHR, Genome Canada, and BioCanRx, among others. His paper, "Can cancer researchers accurately judge whether preclinical reports will reproduce?," was covered by NPR, Nature, et al., and was named one of PLoS Biology’s Top Media Hits of 2018. His paper, "Hybrid Forecasting of Geopolitical Events" was names Top Viewed Article in A.I. Magazine in 2023.
Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D. Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology, Fordham University
M.A. Psychology, Fordham University
B.A. Mathematics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.A. Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Decision Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Applied Psychology
Disciplines
- Business
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Expert Judgment and Communication of Uncertainty
Broomell, S. B., Ho, E., Benjamin, D. M. & Budescu, D. V., Jan 1 2025, Uncertainty in Climate Change Research: An Integrated Approach. Springer Science+Business Media, p. 237-246 10 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Political Prediction and the Wisdom of Crowds
Sethi, R., Seager, J., Morstatter, F., Benjamin, D., Hammell, A., Liu, T., Patel, S. & Subramanian, R., Aug 4 2025, CI '25: Proceedings of the ACM Collective Intelligence Conference. Dow, S. P., Becker, J., Nushi, B., O'Bryan, L. & Savage, S. (eds.). Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), p. 214-225Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Evaluating Prediction Mechanisms: A Profitability Test
Sethi, R., Seager, J., Cai, E., Benjamin, D., Morstatter, F., Bobrownicki, O., Cheng, Y., Kumar, A. & Wanganoo, A., Jun 27 2024, CI 2024: Proceedings of the ACM Collective Intelligence Conference. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, p. 29-40 12 p. (CI 2024: Proceedings of the ACM Collective Intelligence Conference).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Erratum: Predicting Clinical Trial Results: A Synthesis of Five Empirical Studies (vol 66, pg 107, 2023)
Kimmelman, J., Mandel, D. R. & Benjamin, D. M., 2023, In: Perspectives in Biology and Medicine. 66, 2, p. I-+ 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hybrid forecasting of geopolitical events†
Benjamin, D. M., Morstatter, F., Abbas, A. E., Abeliuk, A., Atanasov, P., Bennett, S., Beger, A., Birari, S., Budescu, D. V., Catasta, M., Ferrara, E., Haravitch, L., Himmelstein, M., Hossain, K. T., Huang, Y., Jin, W., Joseph, R., Leskovec, J., Matsui, A. & Mirtaheri, M. & 9 others, , Mar 29 2023, In: AI Magazine. 44, 1, p. 112-128 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Projects
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Doctoral Dissertation Research in DRMS: The coupled impact of conflict and imprecision of multiple forecasts
Budescu, D. V. (PI) & Benjamin, D. (CoPI)
2/1/15 → 1/31/17
Project: Research project
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Doctoral Dissertation Research in DRMS: The coupled impact of conflict and imprecision of multiple forecasts
Budescu, D. V. (PI) & Benjamin, D. (CoPI)
2/1/15 → 1/31/17
Project: Research project
Press/Media
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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Massachusetts (March 12)
3/12/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New York (Jan. 24)
1/24/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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